Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) appears to be the first Republican to openly say that he will not support Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in the speakership vote in January following the monstrous spending bill released Tuesday evening, which many Republicans say flies in the face of what the American people voted for in November.
The measure released Tuesday evening, which was negotiated for Republicans by Johnson, has sparked outrage, anger, and disbelief among conservative lawmakers across the board, as they say the 1,537-page continuing resolution (CR) is full of pork, flagrantly violating the mandate that Americans voted for in November.
For example, it includes a pay raise for members of Congress and well as a one-year extension of the State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), which funds organizations
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